Selective Suprascapular and Axillary Nerve Block Provides Adequate Analgesia and Minimal Motor Block. Comparison with Interscalene Block

Background and objective: Shoulder arthroscopic surgeries evolve with intense postoperative pain. Several analgesic techniques have been advocated. The aim of this study was to compare suprascapular and axillary nerve blocks in shoulder arthroscopy using the interscalene approach to brachial plexus...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Falcão Pitombo, Rogério Meira Barros, Marcos Almeida Matos, Norma Sueli Pinheiro Módolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413000201